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Blogocentric Formulations

Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).

Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:

"The Soundtrackers Group"

"Invalid Item"

"Blogging Circle of Friends "

"Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"

"JAFBG"

"Take up Your Cross Blog Forum"

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Stik to My Own Beat

Jul 8, 2025 at 3:50pm
In response to "Bibliotecas"

My schedule doesn't leave much room for library visit, but I have gone to community meetings in them (discussing road projects and what not). With living in a good sized metro area, the main library downtown has extensive magazine archives I've actually perused to try and track down a piece from The Economist. I couldn't find the article I remembered but found some otherwise worthwhile reads during my archive expedition.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jul 7, 2025 at 11:23pm
In response to "Bibliotecas"

I used to go to our local library a lot. We had a writers group I enjoyed. Covid killed all that.

I constantly read but not as much as I should. We are a book town with a good library and numerous bookstores. I live above one.

Unfortunately, I don't go out often and don't walk too far. And I don't have children to keep me anchored to community.

I firmly believe we need more librarians like Mychal Threets.

Soldier_Mike

Jul 5, 2025 at 11:52pm
In response to "Road Trips"

Road trips do make for some great memories. I still point out the spot on westbound Interstate 70 just past the Bunker Hill Road exit where the V-belt on our Ford Windstar departed this life. Walking a mile back to the truck stop at the exit for assistance, I was told to pop the hood and keep it below 30 mph the 30 or so miles to Russell and a repair shop that could likely get us back on the road.

I did, they did, and the memory - as you can tell - is still there.

Amethyst Angel 🌼

Jul 3, 2025 at 3:06pm
In response to "Bubbly"

Oh, I'm quite familiar with the Goo Goo Dolls and Colbie Caillat. Did you know Brighter Than the Sun was co-written with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder? Yeah, just had to drop my two cents

Jeff

Jul 1, 2025 at 7:29pm
In response to "Watch List - June 2025"

@Cubby We just started watching Dept. Q! I read the book it was based on years ago, and didn't realize that had adapted it (again)!

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Cubby

Jul 1, 2025 at 6:12pm
In response to "Watch List - June 2025"

We've recently watched

Dept Q (series) - 1 Season so far
Animal Kingdon (series) (we have a few episodes left) - 6 Seasons

Both are on Netflix and both are excellent.

Nice to know about F1: The Movie. We've been in the mood to go to a movie theatre lately, and the previews looked great for the big screen!

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Annette

Jun 6, 2025 at 8:41pm
In response to "Watch List - May 2025"

I watched Sirens. Absolutely flawless performances.
I can imagine rewatching it after a while.

First son and I watched all the old Mission Impossible movies in the past few weeks and both thought the finale was competent. My biggest gripe with the stunts was that they each could have been shorter because a 3 hour runtime + previews is hard to survive in the theater without becoming a nuisance to the others. Pretty much everyone had to leave during some part of the movie. I still enjoyed it and will rewatch it when it comes to streaming.

We had a SAG screener for Gladiator II and couldn't make it past the beginning. The acting was... I don’t even know what to say, but this one feels like it would have been better to be named something different to be able to stand on its own.

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Legerdemain

Jun 6, 2025 at 12:39pm
In response to "Rude"

So interesting that songs "stick" like that, for whatever reason.
Mine is "Manic Monday" We would sing it every day while driving my daughter to day care before work. She still remembers that as the "going to work song".

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Aiva Raine

May 5, 2025 at 6:11pm
In response to "Tuneup Masters"

I miss a restaurant called Sea Salt that used to be in Salt Lake. It was one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever eaten at. The pasta was made fresh every day and the ingredients fresh and mostly locally sourced. Such good food and fantastic service. A rent dispute with the landlord led to its downfall and there really hasn't been a replacement since it closed in 2018.

Aiva Raine

May 5, 2025 at 6:06pm
In response to "Favorite Character, Favorite Novel"

I love The Martian- Watney is an awesome character. I like all of Andy Weir's books. I'll have to check out the Collapsing Empire series. Lady Kiva sounds fun to read.

Two of my favorite characters are Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files and Jason from He Who Fights With Monsters. There's a line that sticks with me from one of the books- "the building was on fire and it wasn't my fault this time" that seems to perfectly sum up Harry.

And Jason- well, I like his insouciance and use of humor to hide the darkness. For female characters, I love Beth from Yellowstone- she's a trainwreck and an absolute joy to watch and see what she's going to do next. Nanny Ogg from Discworld ranks up there as well.

September 8, 2021 at 1:20am

#1017012

An Inconvenient Birthday

Inconvenient birthdays abound,
interconnected by our existence.
In ways both mundane and profound,
inevitably creating resistance.

Nothing like a child's birthday,
negating anniversary activities.
Nor will a holiday be quite as gay,
needing to split its festivities.

Over a long lifetime,
one birthday inconveniences more than most.
Once you've commit a crime,
on your eighteenth birthday you're toast.

Venues around the country agree,
verdicts are severe as a result.
Verily, if you do wrong at that apogee,
visualize being tried as an adult.

(16 lines, Trolaan

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